China’s leading respiratory doctor has advocated opening China’s borders in the Corona pandemic, but only if clear conditions are met. In the long run, the government’s strict measures would not be sustainable as they would put China’s population under great stress, Zhong Nanshan said in an interview with the Southern People Weekly newspaper. Zhong mentioned […]
China’s ambassador to Berlin is looking anxiously at German politics after the federal elections. In any case, Germany will remain an important partner of China in the future, regardless of which party will provide the next chancellor, Wu Ken said in an interview with Chinese news agency Xinhua. However, Germany’s next head of government should […]
Disclaimer: This interview has been translated into English and is not considered an official translation by any party involved in the interview.Ms. Wietholtz-Eisert, President Xi Jinping leaves no room for doubt about his intentions: China is to become a world power again – not only in politics and economics but also in science, your own […]
The German federal election is over, the final results are in – but everything else remains open. Who will become the new chancellor? With which coalition? Christiane Kühl takes the interim phase as an opportunity to look back at 16 years of Angela Merkel’s China policy. Her analysis covers a certain like-minded thinking, the early […]
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has hired an expert to investigate warnings by the Lithuanian government about security vulnerabilities and built-in censorship features in its phones. The independent expert will examine the points raised by Lithuania, a company spokesman said on Monday. According to Reuters, the “expert” is said to be a European organization.Last week, the […]
Several Apple suppliers have stopped parts of their production in the People’s Republic because their electricity has been cut off. The reason for this, they say, is the energy-saving regulations issued by the central government in Beijing. In response, Apple supplier Unimicron Technology Corp said on Sunday it would shut down assembly lines at three […]
The struggling Chinese real estate group Evergrande has halted plans for an IPO of its EV subsidiary Evergrande New Energy Vehicle (NEV) in Shanghai. As a result, the stock price of Evergrande NEV fell by around ten percent at times on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday.A strategic investment or a sale of assets […]
The world is in turmoil: the West is experiencing the greatest debacle in its recent history, while China’s rise seems almost unstoppable. What is happening?We are witnessing the end of all power projection by the West. It was most recently shattered at the Hindu Kush. The West has failed – and China didn’t even have […]
The impending bankruptcy of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande is causing unrest far beyond China’s borders. Their debt of the equivalent of €250 billion brings back dark memories. Some people see parallels to the U.S. banking crisis of 2008 or the Asian crisis of 1997. Frank Sieren analyzes the true dimensions of the Evergrande case […]
Hope is spreading in Fujian. On Sunday, only 28 new Covid infections were recorded in the Chinese province. It’s the lowest figure in a week – and a sharp drop from the 43 infections recorded the day before. Fujian has been hit particularly hard by the spread of the delta variant, which was first diagnosed […]
